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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to PolishPod101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 17 - Doing the Math in Poland. John here.
Marzena: Cześć. I'm Marzena.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about math formulas. The conversation takes place at home.
Marzena: It's between Mark and Alice.
John: The speakers are family members; therefore, they’ll speak informal Polish. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Marek: I jak? Skończyłaś się uczyć?
Ala: Tak, możesz mnie przepytać.
Marek: No dobrze. Ile jest 5 plus 7?
Ala: 5 plus 7... 12!
Marek: Dobrze, a 21 minus 8?
Ala: 21 minus 8.... Yyy... 13!
Marek: No dobrze, a 6 razy 4?
Ala: 24!
Marek: Pięknie. A 60 podzielić na 5?
Ala: 12. Bułka z masłem!
Marek: Bułka z masłem, tak? Czekaj, skąd ty masz ten kalkulator?
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Mark: So what? Did you finish studying?
Alice: Yes, you can quiz me.
Mark: Okay then. What is 5 plus 7?
Alice: 5 plus 7... 12!
Mark: Okay, and 21 minus 8?
Alice: 21 minus 8... Um... 13!
Mark: Okay then, and 6 times 4?
Alice: 24!
Mark: Great. And 60 divided by 5?
Alice: 12. Piece of cake!
Mark: Piece of cake, you say? Wait, where did you get that calculator from?
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: So much math in this lesson’s conversation.
Marzena: At least it was easy math, right?
John: Yes, but Alice still needs a calculator for it!
Marzena: Not everyone is good at math!
John: Marzena, what would be considered a good grade in math?
Marzena: Well, Polish schools up to high schools use a six point scale.
John: What does that mean?
Marzena: Six is the highest grade anyone can earn, but usually this is given only to the few people that exceeded the school’s expectations.
John: So realistically, five is the highest grade?
Marzena: Pretty much. The lowest passing grade is two.
John: Is it the same at university?
Marzena: At university, the lowest passing grade is three and the highest grade is five.
John: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Marzena: uczyć się [natural native speed]
John: to study, to learn
Marzena: uczyć się[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: uczyć się [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: przepytać [natural native speed]
John: to quiz
Marzena: przepytać[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: przepytać [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: plus [natural native speed]
John: plus
Marzena: plus[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: plus [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: minus [natural native speed]
John: minus
Marzena: minus[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: minus [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: razy [natural native speed]
John: times
Marzena: razy[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: razy [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: podzielić [natural native speed]
John: to divide
Marzena: podzielić[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: podzielić [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: pięknie [natural native speed]
John: beautifully
Marzena: pięknie[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: pięknie [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: bułka [natural native speed]
John: bun
Marzena: bułka[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: bułka [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Marzena: skąd [natural native speed]
John: where from
Marzena: skąd[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: skąd [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Marzena: czekać [natural native speed]
John: to wait
Marzena: czekać[slowly - broken down by syllable]
Marzena: czekać [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is...
Marzena: przepytać kogoś
John: meaning "to quiz somebody." What can you tell us about the words in this phrase?
Marzena: The first word, przepytać, is a perfective verb.
John: It’s made of a prefix and a verb.
Marzena: Right. The verb is pytać, and it means “to ask.”
John: When would we use this phrase?
Marzena: It can be used in a school setting when we talk about quizzing someone.
John: Can you give us an example using this phrase?
Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say, Przepytasz mnie może potem?
John: ...which means "Would you quiz me later by any chance?"
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Marzena: bułka z masłem
John: meaning "piece of cake." This is an idiom.
Marzena: First is the noun bułka, which means “a bun.” Next is z, a preposition meaning “with.”
John: The last word is a noun that means “butter.”
Marzena: We can use this in the same circumstances that you’d use “piece of cake” in English.
John: It’s used when something is really easy.
Marzena: It’s best avoided in very formal settings.
John: Can you give us an example using this idiom?
Marzena: Sure. For example, you can say, Dla mnie to bułka z masłem.
John: ...which means "For me, it's a piece of cake."
John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn about math formulas.
John: Often when we learn a language, we overlook topics like this, but they’re still pretty important to learn.
Marzena: Yes, basic math formulas and functions are still used in everyday language.
John: So what words are important in Polish?
Marzena: Well, when doing calculations, we need to state the result. We usually use dawać.
John: which means “to give.” You can use it to say what a sum equals.
Marzena: But if you want to say that two values are the same, like “A equals B,” you would use równać się.
John: Can you use that when talking about the result of an equation?
Marzena: You can, but we usually use dawać.
John: How do we talk about addition?
Marzena: “Addition” itself is dodawanie. Then we can use plus or dodać to say “to add.”
John: Okay, let’s hear an example sentence.
Marzena: Osiem plus dziewięć daje siedemnaście.
John: “Eight plus nine gives seventeen.” Next, subtraction.
Marzena: Subtraction is odejmowanie. We can use minus or odjąć for “to subtract.”
John: And again, a sentence example, please.
Marzena: Dziesięć odjąć dwanaście daje minus dwa.
John: “Ten minus twelve gives negative two.”
Marzena: Please note that in those examples, we use the infinitive forms of the verbs odjąć and dodać.
John: Okay. Let’s now look at multiplication.
Marzena: Multiplication is mnożenie. We can use razy, which is “times,” or pomnożone przez.
John: That means “multiplied by.”
Marzena: Siedem pomnożone przez trzy daje dwadzieścia jeden.
John: “Seven times three gives twenty-one.” Next is division.
Marzena: Division is dzielenie. We can use podzielić przez or na, which means “divide by.”
John: And a sentence example, please?
Marzena: Dziesięć przez dwa daje pięć.
John: “Ten divided by two gives five.”
Marzena: Of course, math gets a little more complicated than this, too. You might come across terms such as funkcja nieciągła
John: “Discontinuous function.”
Marzena: Or wartość bezwzględna
John: “Absolute formula.”
Marzena: You’ll definitely come across terms like that if you study algebra or arytmetyka.
John: “Algebra” or “arithmetic.”

Outro

John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Marzena: Cześć.

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